Extreme Measures (1996)

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5.7	Rating (109 ratings)
6.2	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Michael Apted

Starring (View all)

Hugh Grant
Dr. Guy Luthan

Gene Hackman
Dr. Lawrence Myrick

Sarah Jessica Parker
Jodie Trammel

David Morse
FBI Agent Frank Hare

Bill Nunn
Det. Bob Burke

John Toles-Bey
Bobby

Paul Guilfoyle
Dr. Jeffrey Manko

Debra Monk
Dr. Judith Gruszynski

Written by

Tony Gilroy
(screenplay)

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An average movie

11 years, 8 months ago at Jul 25 21:15

johanlefourbe

1 vote

To be honest, I wasn't sure about this flick. I mean, I always had a weak spot for Hugh Grant but a thriller?!? It didn't seem to be a genre for him and, indeed, it didn't get much loved when it was released. To my surprise, I thought it was not bad at all. Of course, since it is an American production, you have the usual unnecessary chases, action scenes and, obviously, the annoying twist(s) at t... read more

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13 years, 10 months ago at Jun 8 1:03

khan amir

1 vote

Gene Hackman as Dr. Lawrence take course of inhumane ways to quench his thirst of passion to save the suffering humanity. A thriller worth watching, reminder of how precious and how meaning human life can be.

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Tags: Thriller (5), Mystery (4), Drama (3), Danny Elfman (2), Crime (2), 1996 (2), 1990s (2), Doctors (1), Spiritual Cinema (1), Box Office Flop (1), Sort (1), Columbia Pictures (1), SnP (1), Insane Sanity (1)

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" Extreme Measures is a 1996 crime thriller film based on Michael Palmer's 1991 novel of the same name, dealing with the ethics of medical sacrifices. The film was directed by Michael Apted and starred Hugh Grant, Gene Hackman, Sarah Jessica Parker, and David Morse. Based on the novel by Michael Palmer, the film didn’t exactly have a have a successful operation at the box office, but critics gave it mixed reviews. Thriller about Guy Luthan (Hugh Grant), a British doctor working at a hospit"